NHL Pacific News and Rumors

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Although the Anaheim Ducks are running short on chances to prove they're more than just a regular-season power, they didn't seem daunted before they headed out on a 30-mile road trip that could define their year. After the b...

EDMONTON - Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for his third shutout of the playoffs and also picked up an assist as the Edmonton Oil Kings won their second straight game at home to even up the Western Hockey League final, coming away with a 2-0 victory...

BROSSARD, Que. - Dale Weise is finding out what it's like to be a Montreal Canadien when they're winning in the springtime. The city groaned when general manager Marc Bergevin sent defenceman Raphael Diaz to Vancouver Canucks for the little-k...

What would an All-California team look like?

The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks already have a Stanley Cup each under their belts and there’s a decent chance one of those teams will do it again this year. While actual California natives are scarce on those rosters (Emerson Etem being the exce…

Who paid for roasted duck billboard just outside of Orange County? (Photo)

The Los Angeles Kings have taken the upper hand in their second-round series with the Anaheim Ducks, winning the first two games. And now, fittingly, for what's been dubbed the "Freeway Series", since the teams are only a short drive apart, th…

Rumor Roundup: Is it time to blow up the San Jose Sharks?

The San Jose Sharks stunning first-round collapse to the Los Angeles Kings has some observers speculating over a roster shakeup. The San Jose Mercury News’ Mark Purdy believes the Sharks lack “anything-to-win” players. He calls upon GM Doug Wilson to be…

Ron Hextall wasn’t leaving the cushy confines of the Los Angeles Kings front office if not to become a general manager somewhere in the NHL. So immediately upon his arrival back in Philadelphia last July, the speculation began: Hextall would one day rep…

EDMONTON - The series just got serious. Edgars Kulda's goal with 6:47 remaining in the third period was the winner as the Edmonton Oil Kings rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to remain in the running in the Western Hockey League final, defeat...